Olivia and Ethan flew to the island in the neighboring country. She hid her children well to prevent her enemies from finding them.The island was in an excellent geological location. It had flight routes to a lot of different places.That night, the two of them sipped on some champagne on the beach. They listened to the sound of the waves crashing into the rocks. "Wayne didn't give up. He offered an even more lucrative deal."Ethan's face was hidden by the shadows, and Olivia couldn't see his emotions. She frowned. "What did Grandpa say?"Even though she hadn't been with Mason or Linus for that long, both of them treated her really well. Olivia felt like Mason would never sell her out for profit, but one could never be too sure."Don't worry. Mr. Heath didn't agree to it. He turned it down immediately. It's a pity we didn't get to see that in person."Ethan was a little happy when he said that. After all, he had been competing against Wayne most of his life. Mason helped h
The plane landed. Ethan arrived at Angus after a while.It was the middle of autumn. The town was at the base of a mountain and was covered in brown leaves. It looked beautiful when the wind blew them around.The people in the town were happy. They had smiles on their faces. It was a very happy place.There was a very famous private school in town. It had extremely stringent admission criteria. The students would receive their education in a closed-off environment. The tuition fees were very expensive. Even the education style was very special. The students' identities were also kept secret. A lot of students came from prominent backgrounds. So, no one knew anyone else's identity. It was also very hard to graduate from this school. The students who graduated from the school were sure to make a name for themselves. The school was so secretive that Ethan didn't know about it for quite some time. He looked at his watch. The kids were still in school.He didn't even i
The school was huge. It took a 20-minute walk from the kindergarten area to reach the primary school area.Ethan walked while holding Willow's hand. After all, he didn't get a lot of chances to take a walk with her. Before they arrived at their destination, they heard a childish voice saying, "Little ants, who do you think will be coming for us? I'm asking you a question. Why aren't you answering?"A little girl was crouching under a tree and poking an ant's nest with a stick."Why don't you get into formation? Come, on my command. I'll count to three, and all of you will march!" "Silly Alicia, you're trying to imitate Willow again. Just forget it. We don't have the power to control animals."Zack was sitting on a branch above her. He was chewing on a stick with his feet swaying in the air. He was very cute. Alicia put her hands on her hips. "Stupid Zack, you climbed so high up. I won't be able to catch you if you fall.""I'm very nimble. I can even perform a handstand."Za
Ethan smiled in resignation. "My dear boy, you should call me Dad."Zack's eyes widened in surprise. "Can I really? What if Mom finds out…""Don't worry. Your mother asked me to pick you up. She's preparing a feast for us on the island."Alicia tugged at his sleeve. "Dad.""Good girl."Tears welled up in Ethan's eyes. Complicated emotions bubbled up within him as he looked at his children, who didn't grow up by his side.He crouched down and picked Willow up. This was the daughter he felt most pained for. "We'll be together as a family from now on. We'll never be apart anymore.""That's great!" Zack exclaimed as he skipped around. He was very cheerful and lively. He even introduced his school to Ethan like a little chatterbox.Ethan listened to him patiently and would provide him with feedback occasionally. "Dad, I heard you were good with guns. When will you show me?""I'll take you to the shooting range when we're back in Aldenvine. I'll teach you whatever you wanna
Ethan put Willow down. "Is she not in the kitchen?"Olivia had been preparing for the feast since the night before. The children had differing taste buds. It would take some time to prepare different dishes."She's not there."Alicia came from upstairs. "She isn't up there either."Willow peered through the window to look at the yard. Olivia wasn't there, either. She gestured with her hands. Ethan thought it was weird. He went to check the kitchen. The oven's timer was up. It was beeping repeatedly. He opened the oven to take the cake out. There was still an unbaked cake and some fruit and cream on the side. Olivia needed the whole day to finish cooking. It was obvious that she stopped halfway. This was the family's reunion. She wouldn't just give up for no reason. He took his phone out to give Olivia a call. Her phone rang, but it was on the kitchen table. Her phone was in the house, but she was gone. Willow picked up a potato by the door. It was only half peeled.
Louis was one of the people who helped to cure Olivia. Back when she cut all ties and ran off, she was on the brink of death. It was then that Colin brought her to Louis. Louis was one of the best doctors in the world. He wasn't just a medical researcher. He was a medical genius who pushed boundaries. He was a Mad Doctor. The only thing he cared about was the results, not the process.The reason Louis helped Olivia wasn't because of how sad her life was. It was because she was his test subject.There was only one way Colin could have cured her, which was by giving her an abortion before the treatment. Louis was different. He was interested from the start. A treatment that didn't affect the baby in the womb. Olivia was the first subject ever to have such conditions. Louis agreed to offer treatment right away. It was rare to get such a good test subject.It was his suggestion to turn Olivia into an herb-imbued person. The treatment also altered the baby in her womb.It
Compared to her reunion with Louis, Olivia was more curious about how he found her.She used an alias when they met. He only cared about his research and didn't care about it even though he knew she was using a fake identity. If he wanted to, he would've found her long ago. He wouldn't have taken so long to find her.There could only be one reason. She had just revealed her true identity not long ago, and he came knocking on her door.Her original plan was to attract the person who tried to kill her years before to come out of hiding again. That way, she could get closer to finding out who the mastermind was.She didn't expect Louis to show up at her door before the assassins. Someone had exposed her true identity to Louis. That would mean the person who wanted her dead would be related to the Poison Hive!Olivia joined the Poison Hive because she wanted to find this person. But Louis scared her into hiding in the village. She had no choice but to drop that plan.Louis se
In Olivia's eyes, Louis was just a purely insane researcher. He didn't care for much else. That was why she was very straightforward with her questions. "Who? No one told me.""Then how did you find me?""Someone sent me an anonymous email. They told me that you were Elise, so I came over."Olivia clenched her fists. It was as she thought! She knew the mastermind plotting her death wouldn't let her go so easily. She didn't expect the person to get Louis involved. That would mean that the person knew about Louis' plan, and she was Louis' test subject. The person wanted to kill her with Louis' hand.Olivia had seen too many of Louis' articles and notes about his transformation experiments. If the chances of surviving the process of becoming an herb-imbued person were one in ten thousand, the cyborg treatment would be countless times more risky.No one would risk their life on a procedure without any prior success. Besides, Olivia wasn't interested in such a crazy idea.In